by quasarn01 | Aug 18, 2026 | Astronomy
Between Aug. 11–12, NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) captured a series of images of a new crater on the moon. The crater formed Aug. 5, when a SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage impacted the surface following its Jan. 2025 launch of the Firefly Blue Ghost 1...
by quasarn01 | Aug 18, 2026 | Astronomy
Deimos, the smaller and outermost of Mars’ two moons, is roughly oval in shape and has a deep depression at its south pole. Unlike its heavily scarred sister moon, Phobos, Deimos is covered by a loose layer of dust and rubble—a so-called regolith layer—which...
by quasarn01 | Aug 18, 2026 | Latest in Physics
Quantum communication promises many advantages over today’s standard technologies, including absolutely secure transmission of large amounts of data. However, it requires single photons—and generating them is very difficult. Researchers at the Technical...
by quasarn01 | Aug 18, 2026 | Latest in Physics
Many materials, both living and engineered, are powered from within. Scientists have thoroughly investigated how such ‘active’ materials operate, but so far, mostly in circumstances where the curvature of the environment does not play a role. In research...
by quasarn01 | Aug 18, 2026 | Police Lives Matter
Karen Solomon, a co-founder of law enforcement mental health organization Blue H.E.L.P., is wanted for questioning in the death of a 30-year Worcester PD officer Go to Source
